Huayu: Starting from Fahrenheit

Chapter 402 Regarding Contract Renewal
"The sky is the color of rain after a storm, and I am waiting for you."

"Smoke rises gently from chimneys, thousands of miles across the river."

The resounding chorus of tens of thousands echoed throughout the Bird's Nest, creating a very exciting atmosphere throughout the venue.

Because many of the songs are sung by the audience.

So, many times Wu Zhuo simply stopped singing and instead sat on the edge of the stage, swaying his body to the music and waving to the audience.

Wu Zhuo sat in all four directions of the stage for a while, which can be considered as spreading the spotlight evenly.

But sitting down led him to discover something extraordinary.

That means there were a lot of celebrities in the front row of the audience.

Sun Li, Deng Chao, Zhou Xun, Chen Kun, Zhao Wei, Huang Xiaoming, Li Bingbing, Ren Quan, Wang Baoqiang, and others.

He even spotted Han Sanping in a corner.

Goodness, Wu Zhuo didn't expect his concert to be packed with celebrities.

These people aren't afraid of being discovered by the audience.

When the searchlights shone on them, they even stood up and waved to the audience.

Besides actors, there were also singers, such as Han Hong, Hu Yanbin, the recently popular Top Combine, as well as Zhang Jie and Chen Chusheng from Super Boy. Wu Zhuo saw them all in his audience.

However, after a brief moment of joy at having so many people at his concert, Wu Zhuo returned to his usual calm.

He also chose not to interact with these people.

Some of them may want to be seen by the audience through the camera.

But there are definitely many people who are simply there to see the concert.

The concert continues.

Twenty minutes later, Wu Zhuo invited the other three members of Fahrenheit to join the group.

It must be said that although Fahrenheit did not exist for a long time, its influence in the Chinese-speaking world was truly extraordinary.

When the four members of Fahrenheit stood together on the stage, screams erupted from the audience.

Some people even cried and shouted for Fahrenheit to reunite.

It is impossible for them to merge.

All four members of Fahrenheit are incredibly popular right now.

Wu Zhuo is a singer and actor who has become an international superstar.

Wu Zun focuses on film and television, and has reached several project collaborations with Emperor Entertainment Group.

Jiro Wang has become a rising star for Comic and GTV, and is now the most popular TV actor in Taiwan.

Even Calvin Chen, who wasn't the most outstanding, became incredibly popular on the show "Day Day Up," becoming a source of joy for mainland audiences.

He also participated in many projects of Wu Zhuo's film company, and his involvement was equally impressive.

To put it bluntly, almost none of the four members are willing to reunite now.

The reason is very simple.

The four of them work together, and the money they earn needs to be split equally.

Even if a four-person group is very popular, the money earned is actually very little if it is divided among the four people.

On the contrary, after going solo, although they didn't get as many endorsements as the group, they actually earned more money as individuals.

Not only do the members not want to return to their previous group life, but the company is also unwilling to reunite Fahrenheit.

Now, the company has lost interest in even forming small teams.

Wu Zhuo and Calvin Chen released an album, which was very popular and made them a lot of money, but it was still not as successful as going solo.

Especially for Wu Zhuo, going solo is the way he should go.

At most, he'll be like Xiao Zhan and TFBOYS in later generations—going solo but not disbanding.

This is the current state of Fahrenheit.

Although it hasn't officially disbanded, it's practically the same as disbanding.

Meanwhile, another important factor for Comic Company is the contract issues of several members.

It's a very awkward question.

To date, none of the members, including Wu Zhuo, have expressed any intention to renew their contracts with Comic Productions. Wu Zhuo, needless to say, has long since shifted his focus to mainland China, and his only connection with Comic Productions is giving them a commission for each event.

But in reality, all of Wu Zhuo's work is no longer handled by Kemi.

Then there's Wu Zun. He's now completely aligned with Emperor Entertainment Group, and he basically only works with them in film and television. Although his management contract will likely still be with Ge Fuhong for the most part, he will definitely focus on Hong Kong and mainland China in the future.

According to Calvin Chen, Wu Zhuo believes that he wants to cooperate with EE-Media and may sign with them later.

Then there's Jiro Wang, who is also thinking of developing his career in mainland China.

I'm still hesitating about it.

And if any of them are not with Comic, they will most likely not renew their contracts with HIM International Music.

Especially Wu Zhuo's case.

He now feels that HIM International Music is not keeping up with his pace.

Over the past few years, HIM International Music has not been of much help to his career.

To a certain extent, it is Wu Zhuo who is dragging HIM International Music forward.

Putting everything else aside, let's just talk about Wu Zhuo's record release issues.

Sony has now outsourced most of its overseas operations.

Even in mainland China, HIM International Music couldn't provide assistance in many areas; instead, Gold Typhoon took over.

HIM International Music only has a certain influence in a few places such as Taiwan and Singapore.

HIM International Music also knew that their small studio could no longer accommodate Wu Zhuo.

So they tacitly avoided discussing contract renewal with Wu Zhuo.

The unspoken understanding among everyone is that it's best to part ways amicably.

For HIM International Music, parting ways amicably is undoubtedly the best solution.

Because if things escalate, they might not only lose Wu Zhuo's contract, but Wu Zhuo might also take all their songs with him.

Even if the contract isn't renewed, there's still the favor involved.

Wu Zhuo's songs will definitely continue to be licensed to HIM International Music for use.

Don't underestimate the power of licensing these songs.

These are all high-quality, hit songs.

If anyone wants to obtain authorization for these songs from Wu Zhuo, the price is calculated based on a fee per song per year.

Wu Zhuo has now granted HIM International Music free authorization to use these songs, which already involves huge profits.

Back to the concert venue.

The four members of Fahrenheit performed a series of their most popular songs, including "Sorry Sorry" and "Roar," which thrilled the fans in the audience.

After the other three members of Fahrenheit left the stage, Wu Zhuo sang for another half hour by himself.

At 9 o'clock sharp, Wu Zhuo invited out the biggest guest of the night, Andy Lau.

Andy Lau truly deserves to be a national superstar.

As soon as he appeared, the audience cheered.

When Wu Zhuo sang "The Days We Walked Together" with him, it also sparked a massive sing-along from the entire audience.

Originally, Andy Lau was only scheduled to sing two songs on stage.

But halfway through, Andy Lau told Wu Zhuo that he had turned down a social engagement that evening so he could sing a couple more songs with Wu Zhuo.

Then, Wu Zhuo sang another song with Andy Lau, Andy Lau's "Seventeen Years Old" and Wu Zhuo's "Suddenly Missing You".

Speaking of the song "Suddenly Missing You".

This song was originally going to be sold to Rolling Stone.

But they never use this song over there.

Finally, Wu Zhuo retrieved it and included it in his album.

After its release, the song became very popular in mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, and was a regular on the hot song charts of major music platforms.

(End of this chapter)